Quiz 4Check what you have learned from Lessons 7-8 with this 10 minute quiz.

Фонетика Lesson 10 - Урок 10

10.1.

How the consonant г is
pronounced in different words

Pronunciation of some Russian
words and combinations of letters are to be memorized.

In a few words the letter г is pronounced [в].
For example, the possessive pronoun his is spelled его
but pronounced [йиво]; the word today is spelled сегодня
but pronounced [с'иводн'];
the genitive case adjectival endings are
spelled -ого, -его but pronounced [-в],
[-иво/-ив].

In a root г is pronounced [г]. For example, men's name Егор sounds [йигор]
(его and сегодня are rare exceptions, they are to be
memorized).

Click the sentences to listen, then read them aloud.
Note how
-его, -ого combinations are pronounced when they are adjectival endings,
in the possessive pronoun его (his) and in the name
Егор (George).

1. - Как
зовут твоего
русского друга?

1. - What is your Russian friend's name?

- Его
зовут Егор.

- His name is Yegor.

10.2.

How the consonant ч is
pronounced in different words

In a few words the letter ч is pronounced [ш].
The common ones are: что (what), чтобы (in order to), конечно
(of course, sure), скучный.

Click the following words to listen, then read them aloud.
Note how ч sounds in these words. Memorize the words.

что

what

чтобы

in order to

скучный

boring

конечно

of course, sure

10.3.

How the combinations тся
and ться are pronounced

The combinations тся and ться can be
seen only in some verbs endings and both are pronounced [ца].
For example, учиться (to study at), он учится (he
is a student at), познакомиться (to meet).

Click the words to listen, then read them aloud.

учиться

to study at

он
учится в университете

he
is a university student

Приятно
познакомиться!

Nice to meet you!

* The difference between тся and ться is
grammatical, and you will learn about it in the Grammar section.